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12 December 2024

Chile : VIIIth Meeting of CICLA-South, Brothers and Nuns

From 20th to 25th October, there was held the VIIIth Meeting of the CICLA-South, Brothers and Nuns.  Participating were the Presidents, Delegates and Assistants of Federations and Associations, as well as the Provincials of Bolivia, Paraguay-Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Chile.  The Meeting was held in the Sanctuary of Saint Teresa of Los Andes, at Auco, Los Andes.  The theme chosen was ‘Waking up to love : the Teresian mission’.

Participants were able to visit the places where Teresa of Los Andes had lived, as well as the monastery of the Carmelites where her relics and writings are preserved.  One of the most powerful moments was the visit to the crypt where the saint’s relics repose.  All the participants were able to spend a long time of silence there in prayer.

These were days of grace, where joy, communion and Teresian fraternity were lived at great intensity.  The final message underlined that the Meeting had enabled us all to be loved by Jesus and to live our life of prayer to the full.